All Crime Is Personal

Larico Lovings

It’s a good thing that someone professional is keeping track of the list of craigslist killing victims because I didn’t even know about this one until recently. I guess that’s kind of a commentary on how common craigslist related murders have become.

Back in November of 2014, 31-year-old Papa Thiam was shot and killed in the taxi cab he drove in Louisville, Kentucky. Charged with his murder are Larico Lovings, 16, Barry Morris, 16, Quentin Lews, 17, and Anu White, 18. All four suspects have been charged as adults as they should be. Back in February it was made public that Papa Thiam was lured to his death by a craigslist ad for an iPhone 6 where the suspects had planned on robbing him.

I’m at a loss for words. I’m becoming numb to these killings. Even though the killings related to craigslist are under 100 out of the billions of transactions that take place it’s still way too many. Granted one is too many but I digress. Since craigslist ads are free it gives criminals a low threshold to post ads in order to lure people. Please be aware of that, please tell your friends and family if they plan on using craigslist.

I’ve been saying this too much lately but my prayers and condolences go out to the friends and family of Papa Thiam.

UPDATE 1/19/2017:Morris and White were found not guilty of murder, but were convicted of first-degree robbery. White will be sentenced to 12 years with tie served while Morris is looking at 12 years but do to him being a juvenile he could walk. It seems that the prosecution couldn’t convince the jury that Morris was the alleged triggerman. Lovings and Lewis had previously pleaded guilty to being accessories to the crime, but are currently out on bond.